malignasvsmalignosConfusable pair

Which to use

“malignas” and “malignos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,382
“malignas” frequency rank
#28,833
“malignos” frequency rank
69215
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature malignas malignos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de maligno. Forma del plural de maligno.

Where the eye mixes malignas and malignos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
malignas
8 ch
malignos

Look-alike desk: malignas vs malignos

A purely visual mix-up. malignas ([maˈliɣ̞nas]) and malignos ([maˈliɣ̞nos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “malignas” becomes o in “malignos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

malignas is recorded at frequency rank #40,382, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈliɣ̞nas]. malignos is at rank #28,833, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈliɣ̞nos].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 69215, this pair ranks #32,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of malignas vs malignos

Shared letters: agilmns. Private to "malignas": -. Private to "malignos": o.

"malignas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "malignos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • malignasamlignas · mailgnas · malginas · maligans · maliggnas · malignass · malignnas · malignsa
  • malignosamlignos · mailgnos · malginos · maliggnos · malignnos · malignoss · malignso · maligons

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "malignas" and "malignos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([maˈliɣ̞nas] versus [maˈliɣ̞nos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "malignas" vs "malignos" - which ranks higher?
"malignos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,833 in our Spanish list, against #40,382 for "malignas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "malignas" and "malignos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "malignas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "malignos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "malignas" and "malignos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maligna vs malignas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #32,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list